Barbara Czescik PHD

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Barbara Czescik, Ph.D. practices clinical psychology in Encinitas under California license PSY-8121 and has held National Register of Health Service Psychologists credentialing since 1984. Oceanview Therapy Center, her dual-location practice with offices on Saxony Road in Encinitas and in La Jolla, provides individual psychotherapy, family therapy, and general psychological testing using a psychodynamic treatment orientation — a depth-psychology framework that complements the naturopathic mind-body assessments offered by Bloom Natural Health. Clinical focus areas span career and life adjustments, childhood and adolescent behavioral concerns, and family-system dynamics, with testing protocols supporting differential diagnosis of mood, anxiety, and personality-spectrum conditions. Patients managing stress-related somatic symptoms coordinate exercise-based interventions through movement programs such as those at CorePower Yoga - Encinitas, integrating physical regulation into the psychodynamic treatment arc. Psychological assessment batteries utilize standardized instruments including the MMPI-2-RF, Rorschach Performance Assessment System, and Wechsler scales to generate diagnostic formulations meeting forensic, educational, and clinical referral standards.